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P. DORGEVAL. MACHINE FOR WASHING AND BE-ATING Y'ARN, ,201. Patented July 12,1881.-

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POLYDORE DORGEVAL, on PATERSON, NEW JERSEY.

MACHINE. FOR WASHING AND BEAT-ING YARN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 244,201, dated July 12, 1881.

' Application filed March 3,1881. (No model.)

IO ject to facilitate the introduction and removal of the hanks and to render the washing operation perfect.

I make use of a rotary washer having rods onwhich the yarn is hung, and a spring beaterboard for effecting the washing thoroughly.

The invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combination, as described and claimed hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical section of the machine transversely of the rotary washer, and Fig. 2is a horizontal section of the machine.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The box A is of suitable size and shape, and is furnished at the front with doors, which permit convenient access to the interior of the box. At the inside of box A and on opposite sides are fixed blocks or plates to, that are formed with circular recesses, that receive the heads of the rotary washer, so as to surround the same.

The rotary washer consists of circular heads b b, tied together by rods 0 and fitted with removable hollow bars d, that carry the yarn. The heads b are formed with radial slots at their edges, and the bars d are fitted at their ends with collars d, that enter the slots 0. The plates a are formed at one side with slots or grooves a a extendingfrom the central aperture to the edge, and inclined in opposite directions, to allow insertion and removal of bars d. The slots a are closed next to the heads I) by blocks 6, that are inserted from the outside through apertures in the sides of box A, so that they can be removed at will. Pivoted latch-bars f, hung on box Aand engaging with blocks (I, serve to retain them in position as moved. Strips p are fitted in the slots a a and extend from heads b to the doors at the front of the box, for sustaining the bars (I, as

hereinafter described. The heads I) are formed with hollow gudgeons b that pass through bearings in the sides of the box, whereby the washer is sustained. Outside the box the gudgeons b Within the box the pipe is formed with numerous holes for outlet of the water.

The box A also contains the beater-board k, which is hun g at one side of the rotary beater, on a level, or nearly so, with the under sides of heads I). It consists of a flat wooden board or strip having its inner edge rounded, and having pivots k, that extend through aper tures in the sides of box A. On the outer ends of pivots k there are arms l l, to which springs m m are connected. The springs tend to raise the inner edge of the board, such movement being limited by pins a above the arms I, inserted in holes provided in the box sides. The board is thus held in a horizontal position, or more or less inclined, as desired.

In operation the yarn in hanks is placed on bars d while removed from the box. The bars are then placed in the upper slots, to, upon the strips, one after another, the upper blocks, 0, are pulled out, and the washer being then revolved, the bars drop into the slots 0 as such slots come in succession to the slot 0. Blocks 0 are then pushed inward, and the bars cl are thus retained in place. The water from pipe t saturates the yarn as it han gs, and passes out freely by an outlet at the bottom of the box, so that there is no accumulation of water. As

- the heads I) revolve the enlarged ends of rods d fall successively in contact with the blocks a when at their lower position, and the rods at being thus turned, the banks of yarn are turned so that every portion is subject to the washing and beating. The hanks are thrown on the board 70 as the washer revolves, and are thus given the beating required for their thorough washing. The springs allow the beater-board to give way to the strokes, so that the beating action is softened more or less, according to the tension of the springs. When the washingis completed the blocks e in slot a are to be drawn out, and the bars (I, as they come in succession to the end of slot a, will roll out and down upon the strips 19, from whence they can be removed conveniently. The operations are thus rapidly and readily carried out.

, Having thus described myinvention,I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In machines for washing and beating yarn, the rotary washer, consisting of heads I), tied by rods 0, sustained by hollow gudgeons b and fitted with the removable bars d for carrying the yarn, substantially as shown and 3. In machines for washing and beating yarn, the recessed end plates or boards, a, formed with the slots or grooves a a and the adjustable blocks 0, combined with the rotary washer having slotted heads I), and the bars d, carrying the yarn, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

4. The combination, in yarn washing and beating machines, of a rotary washer carrying the yarn, a spring beater-board, perforated water-pipe passing through the axis of the washer, and an inclosing-box, substantially as shown and described.

POLYDORE DORGEVAL.

Witnesses: GEO. D. WALKER EDGAR. TATE. 

